19.º Anual ‘Feed A Friend’ Celebrado en Give Miami Day por The Gloria Estefan Foundation
Since 2007, Gloria and Emilio Estefan have celebrated Thanksgiving by hosting ‘Feed A Friend’, an event that brings food and smiles to those that need it most in our community. In partnership with generous sponsors, The Gloria Estefan Foundation invites local charities to enjoy delicious food and entertainment provided by the Estefan family and wonderful, great-hearted celebrities. In 2020, due to the pandemic the traditional event could not be hosted safely.
However, that did not stop the Estefans and partnering sponsors from continuing to give to those in need. In the true spirit of Thanksgiving, The Gloria Estefan Foundation kept the tradition alive by making donations to 15 organizations on ‘Give Miami Day’, Thursday, November 17th 2025. We hope these funds will help bring some holiday cheer to families and we look forward to resuming our annual Thanksgiving Day Feed A Friend in the coming years.
“Giving is not just about making a donation, it’s about making a difference. When you give with a full heart you plant seeds of hope that bloom in ways you may never see, and the simplest act of kindness can light the darkest corners of the world.” – Gloria Estefan, Founder of The Gloria Estefan Foundation.
The Gloria Estefan Foundation
Founded in 1997, the Gloria Estefan foundation promotes education, health and cultural development. The organization funds itself through proceeds from several of Gloria’s songs, benefit concerts and donations from supporters. The singer has said, “My foundation tries to help people that fall through the cracks, that can’t get help from big organizations… We try to fill in where immediate help is needed.”
www.gloriaestefanfoundation.
Amigos For Kids Amigos
Amigos For Kids is a Miami-based 501(c)(3) dedicated to preventing child abuse and strengthening families. For more than three decades, we’ve provided free, bilingual programs—including after-school and summer enrichment, positive parenting education, early-childhood safety, and short-term family stabilization—so children can learn, grow, and thrive, regardless of zip code or ability to pay.
Chapman Partnership for the Homeless
Chapman Partnership was founded in 1995 and operates two Homeless Assistance Centers with 800 beds located in Miami and Homestead. The nonprofit provides a comprehensive and innovative “village” of support for homeless men, women, and children. The support includes housing, meals, health and psychiatric care, job training, job placement, programming for children age birth to 17, and assisting households with securing stable housing. At Chapman, aided by generous donors and sponsors, we empower the homeless, providing the tools and hope necessary to build a positive, independent future. An award-winning organization, Chapman is designated as a top ranked four-star charity from nationally recognized nonprofit evaluator Charity Navigator. Chapman Partnership is a private sector partner of the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust.
The Children’s Movement of Florida
The Children’s Movement of Florida is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan movement of Floridians insisting on a strong start for all Florida children. We advocate for high-quality early learning opportunities, access to children’s health care, and parent support programs in Florida.
www.childrensmovementflorida.
Children’s Village at Lotus House
Through the support and sponsorship of Lotus Endowment Fund, Inc., the Lotus House Women’s Shelter is expanding with an exciting new initiative, the Children’s Village at Lotus Village – an innovative and holistic neighborhood children’s education and resource center that will provide deep therapeutic and educational supports, enriching and diverse programming, and a wide range of social services for the children and families of Lotus House and the Overtown community.
https://lotushouse.org
Here’s Help
It is the mission of Here’s Help, Inc. to maintain a person-centered, high standard of care and provide quality services to consumers of South Florida who are in need of substance abuse/alcohol treatment. Here’s Help also recognizes the need for developing integrated approaches in their treatment services that address issues of co- occurring disorders and continues to strive in maintaining a standard of excellence of providing services that meet the needs of all clients. Our goal and objective is to enhance the successful outcomes of our clients during and post treatment care.
https://hereshelp.org
His House Children’s Home
His House Children’s Home, a private non-profit faith-based organization, has been restoring the lives of children in foster care for over 35 years. Serving newborns to 18-year-olds, it has provided stability to more than 24,000 children. Licensed by the Department of Children and Families, His House operates in Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Broward counties, offering residential care and child placement services. Its 232-bed campus provides a safe haven for children removed from their homes due to abuse, abandonment, or neglect. The innovative model emphasizes keeping large sibling groups together, ensuring nurturing care in a home-like environment during traumatic transitions.
https://www.hhch.org
Hispanic Unity of Florida
Everyone is empowered to live their American Dream. Founded in 1982 as a haven for immigrants and refugees, HUF has grown to serve diverse and multi-cultural working families from the United States as well as more than 25 other countries. We provide a range of wrap-around services to help more than 23,000 clients of all ages, from preschoolers to adults, successfully transition to a productive new life. HUF offers 12 programs and services in four languages – English, Spanish, Haitian Creole and Sign Language. South Florida’s unique geographic location has made it a popular destination for the Caribbean and Latin American immigrants, as well as others from throughout the world. Often arriving with little more than the clothes on their backs, a few dollars in pocket change, with no job, language, skills or understanding of the life that awaits them on America’s shores – they still come with hopes and dreams. Hispanic Unity of Florida is proud and grateful to be South Florida’s “Ellis Island” for new immigrants arriving in South Florida.
https://www.hispanicunity.org
Human Trafficking Front
Advocating to end human trafficking and online child sexual exploitation while raising awareness and promoting best practices, training for action and educating to empower change! HTP prevents and combats these crimes through education, training, and capacity-building programs. Equipping first responders and professionals with the best practices and tolls needed to combat trafficking and exploitation. We raise awareness through educational programs that empower children, parents, and educators.
https://humantraffickingfront.
Humane Society of Greater Miami
The Humane Society of Greater Miami is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing and rehoming homeless animals and promoting responsible pet ownership. Since 1936, we’ve cared for over 300 dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens daily at our Soffer and Fine Adoption Center, providing them with food, shelter, and medical care until they find their forever homes. We operate the Gardnar Mulloy Pet Rescue Clinic, performing over 8,000 spay/neuter surgeries annually and offering low-cost vaccinations to help address pet overpopulation. As an adoption-guarantee shelter, no animal is euthanized due to time, space, or treatable conditions. In addition to adoptions, we educate the public on responsible pet ownership, reaching over 10,000 people yearly through school visits, events, and community outreach. We also offer kids’ camps, birthday parties, and volunteer opportunities. Supported entirely by donations and fundraising, the Humane Society impacts over 20,000 animals and people each year, relying on the generosity of our community to continue our work.
https://www.
Lotus House
Since launching in 2006, Lotus House has sheltered more than 12,000 women, youth and children experiencing homelessness, with over 85 percent of the shelter’s guests successfully exiting the shelter system. More than a shelter, Lotus House offers holistic support services including restorative therapies for children and adults, employment assistance, life skills, early childhood education, medical and mental health services, and more. Together, these tools empower women and children to heal, transform their lives, achieve greater self-sufficiency and build the foundation for safer, brighter futures.
https://lotushouse.org/
National Women’s Shelter (NWSN)
The National Women’s Shelter Network leads, connects and supports a growing, nation-wide, network of women’s and family shelters and safe havens serving women, children and families experiencing homelessness in our country. An estimated 1 Million women and 2.5 Million children experience homelessness in our country every year. A majority of women and children experiencing homelessness have suffered gender-based violence and other serious trauma histories. Most have unmet medical and mental health needs. All are struggling to survive, heal, learn, grow and thrive, keep their families intact and alive, and too often fleeing domestic or intimate partner violence. Women’s and family shelters and safe havens are the last resort and final safety net for women, children and families in transition desperately seeking a “home,” a place to call their own and the foundation for happier, healthier and safer lives. The NWSN supports the important work of women’s and family shelters across the nation through information sharing, educational offerings, highlighting best practices, research and innovation, raising public awareness and resources, national conferences, and informing public and social policies to end and prevent homelessness.
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Project Medishare
We believe healthcare is a fundamental human right. Improving access to quality healthcare for the people of Haiti. Our organization runs two health clinics and two maternity centers in one of Haiti’s most rural and remote areas, and for 30 years has managed numerous community-health programs. We share our knowledge and resources with local partners to improve heather infrastructure and strengthen the skills of medical professionals. Our work is community-based and Haitian led.
https://www.projectmedishare.
Recycled Orchestra of Cateura Paraguay
The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura also known as the Recycled Orchestra, is an orchestra composed of children from Asuncion, Paraguay who play musical instruments made from scrap materials collected from Asuncion’s Cateura landfill. Formed in 2012, the orchestra has performed internationally with Stevie Wonder and the American heavy-metal bands Metallica and Megadeth. Currently Gloria Estefan and her daughter, Emily Estefan are creating the original music for the soon to be broadway musical “Basura” that is based on the story of the recycled orchestra of Cateura.
https://www.kbcf.org/programs/
SOS Children’s Villages Florida
SOS Children’s Villages Florida is a residential foster care community of thirteen homes staffed by licensed foster parents in Broward County, providing programs, services, and care for children throughout South Florida with the focus of keeping siblings together. Additionally, SOS offers a “Next Steps” program for young adults who age out of care at eighteen. Key areas of support for this vulnerable population focus on financial management, assistance with securing affordable housing, education, employment assistance, mentorship, mental health therapy, and emergency assistance. With the generous support of donors, sponsors, partners and friends, opportunities are made available for children and young adults to achieve their full potential and thrive.
www.sosflorida.com
St. Judes Children’s Hospital
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats, and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing, or food. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to more than 80 percent since it opened in 1962. St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes to help doctors and researchers at local hospitals and cancer centers around the world improve the quality of treatment and care for even more children. The children and families of St. Jude are grateful for the generosity of The Gloria Estefan Foundation, which helps fuel the research and advancements that bring hope and healing to countless lives.
https://www.stjude.org
UFAR
Seeing a need for an energetic, nonprofit to support our community pets that have been abandoned or neglected, we formed our organization to provide sensible solutions. We’ve grown considerably since then, all thanks to the helping hands of this amazing community of supporters and volunteers! We rely solely on donations from the public. Focused on providing an immediate physical and heartwarming relief for abandoned, neglected and stray cats/dogs. Nutrition, roof, bed and vet care are our first goal before directing pets to a clear bright future in their forever homes.
https://ufarescue.org/